Panasonic DMCTZ31EP Operating Guide

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The zoom ratio changes when the number of recording pixels is changed.

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Zooming in up to 20x is possible if pictures without   have been selected by [Picture 

 

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Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases:

 •Scene Mode ([Panorama Shot])

 •[Macro Zoom]

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Zooming in up to 42.2x is possible when pictures with   have been selected by 

 

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Extra optical zoom cannot be used in the following cases:

 •[Intelligent Auto] Mode (when [Motion Deblur] is [ON])

 •[Macro Zoom]    • Motion picture    • When the [Burst] setting is set to 

, 

 or 

 •Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [HDR] [High Sens.] [High Speed Video])

 •[Creative Control] Mode ([Toy Effect])

To increase the zoom ratio further, the following zoom can be used in combination.

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You can use the camera’s Intelligent Resolution technology to increase the zoom ratio 

up to 2x higher than the original zoom ratio with limited deterioration of picture quality. 

 

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When [i.Resolution] is set to [i.ZOOM], Intelligent Resolution technology is applied to 

the picture.

 

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[i.ZOOM] does not function in the following cases.

 •[Intelligent Auto] Mode (when [Motion Deblur] is [ON])

 •Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [Handheld Night Shot] [HDR] [High Sens.])

 •When the [Burst] setting is set to 

, 

 or 

 •[Creative Control] Mode ([Toy Effect])

 •[Macro Zoom]

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Zoom 4x further than Optical/Extra optical zoom. Note that, with Digital Zoom, enlarging 

will decrease picture quality. Set the [Digital Zoom] in the [Rec] menu to [ON]. (→102)

 

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Digital Zoom cannot be used in the following modes:

 •[Intelligent Auto] Mode    • When the [Burst] setting is set to 

, 

 or 

 •Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [Handheld Night Shot] [HDR] [High Sens.]  

[High Speed Video])

 •[Creative Control] Mode ([Toy Effect] [Miniature Effect])

 

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When Digital Zoom is used simultaneously with i.Zoom, you can only increase the 

zoom ratio up to 2x.